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    The next day, Chao Yong left Lin Chong's 10,000 troops to garrison Jingzhao Mansion and led 40,000 troops to Pizhou.

    After entering Pizhou, there were still more sentinels running back and forth. After all, they entered a place where the enemy and ourselves were unknown.

    Pizhou did not submit to Daliang, but under the coordination of the old minister, he agreed to use the road to transport Daliang's grain and grass to Weizhou through the Jing River flowing through Pizhou.

    When passing through Pizhou, Chao Yong originally wanted to pay a visit to the magistrate of Pizhou, but Pizhou closed the city gate tightly, as if he was afraid of a sneak attack by Liang soldiers and horses, so Chao Yong had no choice but to give up this idea.

    After passing Pizhou, then passing through Jingzhou, you will arrive in Weizhou.

    Jingzhou is the traditional sphere of influence of General Zhong, and has surrendered to Daliang. When the army arrived in Jingzhou, the magistrate of Jingzhou came out to welcome it early.

    The governor of Jingzhou gave Chao Yong an autographed letter from his father-in-law.

    Chao Yong did not rest in Jingzhou, so he came to Weizhou with his army.

    Ten miles outside Weizhou City, the old gentleman with white beard and hair stood at the front. On the left were Lu Zhishen and other generals of the Liang Dynasty, and on the right were all Ban people, all with dark complexions and unruly faces.

    Finally, Chao Yong, dressed in gold armor, appeared in the distance. Under the sunlight, it was even more difficult to look directly at him.

    Seeing the heroic Chao Yong appear, Zhong Shidao breathed a sigh of relief.

    In one month, Xihe Road and Qinfeng Road were all lost.  It took decades to open up this thousand-mile territory, and countless athletes from the northwest lost their lives, all in one month.

    The culprit is Daliang, but Zhong Shidao doesn't hate Daliang.  Because he knew that without the beam, all this would happen, it was just a matter of time.

    Tong Guan continued to use troops against Xixia for more than ten years and achieved considerable results.  The entire Hengshan area was taken, preventing Xixia from invading from the east.  Qingtang Prefecture was also captured in the west, which was only two hundred miles away from Qinghai Lake.

    The Shibao City was captured by Ge Shuhan, a famous general of the Tang Dynasty.  That's right there.  It can be said that the western territory of the Song Dynasty was completely comparable to the Tang Dynasty, but the northern territory was not as large as the Tang Dynasty.

    "The Big Dipper is high, and Ge Shu carries a knife at night. I still dare not pass by when I peek at the herding horses."

    The Western Army can also proudly say that the Fan people dare not cross Lintao.

    However, the cost of this series of battles was that most of the main force of the Western Army was destroyed. Especially in the battle in the first year of Xuanhe, the entire 100,000 elite army led by Liu Fa was destroyed, and more than half of the few remaining elite forces of the Western Army were destroyed.  .

    Mr. Lao Zhong knew the situation of the Western Army, so he firmly opposed the alliance with Jin to attack Liao.  When he wrote the letter, he said, "Invite thieves to divide our neighbors."  When a thief comes to our neighbor's house, we form an alliance with the thief and carve up the neighborhood.

    The reason is not this. Military generals all want to expand their territory, as long as conditions permit.  Every military general would think about opening up new territories and expanding his territory, and then becoming a marquis and becoming a prime minister.  This is the desire buried in their bones the day they picked up their swords and guns.  However, most of the elite troops of the Western Army were lost. If they join forces with the Jin Dynasty to attack the Liao Dynasty, it goes without saying that they will attract wolves into the house in the future. It is difficult to say whether they can defeat the Liao Kingdom.

    Xixia¡¯s national strength has gradually grown over the years, and if the few remaining veterans of the Western Army are lost to the Liao Kingdom.  The results that Northwest has achieved over the years may soon be taken back by Xixia.

    Therefore, Prime Minister Lao Zhong firmly opposed the alliance with Jin to attack Liao.

    In fact, this is also the case with historical facts. Tong Guan has been using troops in the northwest for more than ten years, and the Western army suffered heavy casualties.  Then he went to annihilate Fang La and lost another group of elites.  That's why they attacked the Liao Kingdom.  He was defeated by the defeated generals of the Liao Kingdom.  This was especially true for the war against the Jin Kingdom at the end of the Northern Song Dynasty. The legendary Western Army encountered the Jin Kingdom, and the situation was almost one-sided.  Is it possible that the Western Army is a paper tiger that only lives up to its name?  no.  The Jin Kingdom had almost no victory against the Xixia soldiers and horses.  Instead, part of the territory of the Liao Kingdom and the Northern Song Dynasty was given to Xixia, so that Xixia could contain the remaining Western armies.  However, the Western Army captured Hengshan from Xixia, which shows that the Western Army's combat effectiveness is still very strong. However, when the Western Army was at its weakest, the Jin soldiers went south, so the Western Army failed to protect the Northern Song Dynasty.  Another evidence is that the outstanding generals in the Southern Song Dynasty who resisted the Jin army were all from the Western Army.  Is it because they are better than others?  It cannot be said that Han Shizhong, Zhang Jun, and Liu Guangshi among the four ZTE generals have been in the army for many years. They also participated in the war against Xixia, but they did not show any dazzling light. It can be seen that the Western Army was still  Fierce generals emerge in large numbers, and heroes compete with each other.  The Western Army's original combat effectiveness is very strong. As long as the Western Army is allowed to slow down, the Western Army will show its strong combat effectiveness.

    In the view of Lao Zhong, the Western Army's victory will be lost sooner or later.  He didn't hate Daliang, but he still felt extremely sad when he saw his ancestors bleeding and fighting and losing the city.

    His formerly straight waist was also bent, and he had been racking his brains these days to think of countermeasures.  Finally he came up with a plan, a plan that could repel Xixia and scare the people, and the protagonist of the plan?This is Prince Chao Yong.  The success rate of his plan is still very high. Once successful, it can completely solve the problem of the Fan people and even extend the territory further west.

    Although Zhong Shidao is over seventy years old, when Chao Yong saw Zhong Shidao for the first time, Zhong Shidao was still energetic and strong.  Unexpectedly, after not seeing each other for more than a month, Master Zhong would look like he was getting older.

    When Chao Yong saw Zhong Shidao like this, he couldn't help but want to get off his horse and say hello.

    Teacher Zhong saw Chao Yong's actions, shook his head slightly in a hurry, and bowed first: "Meet the prince."

    Lu Zhishen and others in the back also followed the ceremony, and the people next to him were all chattering and speaking in strange accents.

    Chao Yong was uncharacteristically sitting on his horse and said majestically: "Without courtesy, let's enter the city."

    Hearing this, Zhong Shidao hurriedly stepped aside to make way for the prince.

    The people retreated to the side of the road, but they were curiously looking at the prince who was said by Mr. Lao Zhongjinglue to be "a god descending to earth".

    Sitting on the Zhaoye Jade Lion, which is more than eight feet high from hoof to spine, Chao Yong appears even taller and more powerful.  The sunlight reflected on the golden armor made it even more difficult for people nearby to look directly at it.

    Therefore, wherever Chao Yong went, all the people on the roadside bowed their heads.

    When Chao Yong passed by, Zhong Shidao led a group of Daliang generals and Fanren tribe leaders back to the city.

    When we were still five miles away from the city, a loud arrow suddenly appeared in the sky in the distance, and a sharp whistle suddenly pierced the sky.

    Everyone saw that the sounding arrow came out of nowhere, and they couldn't help but become alert.

    Zhong Shidao also said to Chao Yong: "Prince, be careful."

    "boom"

    "boom"

    As soon as Zhong Shidao finished speaking, a piece of land suddenly lifted up five or six feet away from the road. Five people jumped out of it, aiming their crossbows at Chao Yong who was leading the way, and then fired five sharp arrows at Chao Yong.  Then the five people rushed towards Chao Yong with sharp blades.

    This is exactly what the dead soldiers do. They can't escape no matter what, so they don't want to escape and rush over directly. If the crossbow fails to kill the target, they can kill the target before the guards can react.

    When everyone saw this situation, they couldn't help but become anxious.

    No one can dodge the five powerful crossbow attacks at close range.  Moreover, Xixia's crossbow is very powerful at close range, and it can shoot through any strong armor from a distance of five to six feet.

    "ah"

    Zhong Shidao screamed in despair, but he didn't expect that his plan would fail before it even started to be implemented.  Damn the Xixia dead soldiers, damn the soldiers, I clearly asked them to carefully check the roads along the way to prevent the Xixia dead soldiers from assassinating the prince.

    It takes a while for the Xixia people to dig holes and hide there, and they always have to find a place to throw the excavated soil. These are all flaws that can be discovered, these damn soldiers.  If the prince dies, you won't be able to live well.

    Just when everyone thought that the prince would not be spared, Chao Yong sneered, inserted his right hand into the deerskin glove on the saddle, and swung it in the air, catching all five crossbow arrows in his hand.

    After he listened to Ren Liang talk about the Xixia dead soldiers, he was always on guard. Although the journey was uneventful, Chao Yong was even more careful.

    The place closest to the finish line is where people¡¯s vigilance is at its lowest, and it is also where many killers attack. Therefore, Chao Yong specially prepared this pair of gloves, just to wait for the stupid Xixia people to come to his door and establish his power.

    Chao Yong looked at the five people who had rushed to him, raised his arm, and five arrows flew out, hitting three of them.

    The three people who were hit by the arrows immediately turned over and fell to the ground, their faces turning blue. It was obvious that the crossbow arrows were highly poisonous.
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